About the Author

Adam Brookes for many years a journalist and foreign correspondent for BBC News. He reported from China, Indonesia, the US and many other countries, Iraq and Afghanistan among them. His debut novel, Night Heron, was nominated for the 2014 CWA John Creasey Dagger and appeared on best of the year lists in the TLS, Kirkus and NPR; its follow-up, Spy Games was nominated for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger. The Spy's Daughter is his third novel. He lives with his family in Takoma Park, Maryland.

Reviews

A classic spy thriller packed with tension and detail, brilliantly paced. - Peter James on Night HeronBrookes knows modern China, he seemingly knows the British secret service and, most importantly, he knows how to tell a good story. The splendid result is this rich, can't-put-it-down thriller. A terrific read. - Joseph Kanon - author of The Good German and Leaving BerlinThe best British spy novel debut in years - Daily Telegraph on Night HeronNight Heron reeks with verisimilitude in its settings and atmosphere, and is accompanied by a cleverly plotted action-filled story of Anglo-Chinese espionage - The Times on Night HeronThe BBC's former China correspondent joins the ranks of John le Carre and Frederick Forsyth with a laser-sharp Beijing spy thriller . . . Brookes arrives a full formed talent, with a complete mastery of the genre - Daily Express on Night HeronSuperior espionage - The Sun on Night HeronAn intriguing, skilful and taut novel...elegantly plotted and with a piercing eye for detail - Daily Mail on Night HeronDebut of the month is Adam Brookes's accomplished Night Heron - The Sunday Times on Night Heron